Tag: US
Unlawful dismissals: US Supreme Court rules in favour of LGBTs
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the key federal law prohibiting discrimination in the workplace protects gay, lesbian or transgender employees from being disciplined...
South China Sea tension: Philippines, US won’t end military access agreement
The Philippines has reversed its decision to end an important military agreement with the United States as territorial tensions with China heat up in...
US severs ties with WHO
US President Donald Trump has announced that he is terminating the country's relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO).
The president has accused the WHO...
Clashes across USA as protesters demand justice
Protesters have clashed with police in cities across the US over the killing of an unarmed African-American man at the hands of officers in...
Trump’s tweet hidden over glorification of violence
Twitter has hidden one of President Donald Trump's tweets from his profile, saying it violates rules about glorifying violence.
But instead of being deleted, it...
Police killings: Protesters set Minneapolis police station ablaze
A police station in Minneapolis has been set alight during a third night of protests over the death of an unarmed black man in...
US successfully tests laser weapon
The American government announced that it has successfully tested a new, high-energy laser weapon which can destroy planes in mid-flight.
In a statement on Friday,...
22 shortlisted for ‘2020 Nigeria Off-grid’ Energy Challenge
No less than 20 Nigerian energy business entities have been shortlisted for the third edition of the annual ‘2020 Nigeria Off-grid’ Energy Challenge.
The challenge,...
Oil rises on signs of firmer demand, fall in U.S. crude...
Oil prices rose on Wednesday amid signs of improving demand and a drawdown in the U.S. crude inventories but worries over the economic fallout...
COVID-19 Palava: You’ve Got 30 Days, Trump Tells WHO
As the pressure on him continues to mount, US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the head of the World Health Organisation...
COVID-19: I’ve Been Taking Hydroxychloroquine – Trump
As he continually courts controversy over his approach to the Coronavirus,President Donald Trump has announced that he has been taking hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug...
U.S. crude oil nosedives, touches lowest price in 3 decades
United States crude oil prices fell sharply, plummeting to their lowest levels since 1986, as a collapse in demand because of the coronavirus and...
Trump announces 19-billion-dollar relief for U.S. farmers
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 19-billion-dollar aid package for U.S. farmers on Friday, in a bid to shore up the U.S. food supply...
Bloomberg quits Democratic race, endorses Biden
Billionaire Mike Bloomberg, who spent hundreds of millions of dollars on campaign, on Wednesday dropped out of the U.S. Democratic party’s presidential race due...
Stacey Abrams says she’ll be president by 2040
The prediction adds more political intrigue to one of the Democratic Party’s most rapidly ascending stars.
Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia gubernatorial nominee whose name...
House to make Trump lawyers’ stand a liability in court
President Donald Trump’s arguments against his impeachment were thrown back at administration lawyers in yet another court case on Thursday as the House and...
United States Denies Bishop Oyedepo Visa
The United States Embassy in Lagos has denied renowned preacher, Bishop David Oyedepo, of Living Faith Church Worldwide visa in what appears to be...
